The Skin of the Dark By James Rickards Izal medicated toilet paper. Furry dice. Liebfraumilch. People who still think it’s witty to write ‘I wasted 90 minutes of my life watching this, and I’ll never get it back’ on film forums. Multi-centenarian Derek The Tangerine Baboon Derekson, luminous on daytime TV, surveying antique knick-knacks with…Continue reading Short Story Competition – Winning Story

We are delighted to announce the winners of our latest Short, Short Story Competition. They are: 1st place – Skin of the Dark by James Rickards 2nd place – I’ll Crawl Home to her by Kathleen Drake 3rd place – A Swan Glides Past by Anamaria Ciucanu The winning story will be published on writersretreatuk.co.uk…Continue reading Short Story Competition – The Results are In

Last week saw our first retreat since lockdown began. Our writers arrived to lovely welcome packs in our new, reusable cotton tote bags with another new addition, mini whiteboards, marker and eraser for quick notes and exploring creative ideas. They went down very well! Food was home-cooked across three meals a day, with our additional…Continue reading September Retreat

Day 1 The door closes behind me. Silence. A hallway leads into the room. I push open a door on my right – shower room. I consider having a shower. It has been a long journey A shower, then bed? The curtains in the room are drawn, a lamp burning beside the bed. The TV…Continue reading 14 Days by Helen Cormack – Joint 3rd Place Lockdown Short Story

APRIL 15th 2020 1030-1100 Hi everyone! Hi Geoff, nice book case! Thanks. Hi everyone, are we all OK? Guys, Dave’s texted me – he hasn’t got a mike on his laptop so he’ll just be listening in. Yeah, OK, I guess we can type in the chat box if we need to. Hi, Sally here!…Continue reading The Task and Finish Group by Dan Harwood – Joint 3rd Place Lockdown Short Story